Paid Social Specialist (Contractor) | Irvine, CA Team Name: Marketing

Requisition ID: R027725

Job Description Blizzard Entertainment is seeking a Paid Social Specialist to temporarily support the Paid Media team in Irvine, CA. In this role, you will report to the Senior Manager, Activation, and help drive the planning, execution, and optimization of Blizzard's Paid Social campaigns during an upcoming period of increased campaign activity. The paid social channels will include Meta, Reddit, TikTok, and Snap. The ideal candidate is a self-starter, a team player, and eager to deepen their expertise in paid advertising. NOTE: This is an anticipated 6-month assignment. The candidate will ideally be based in Irvine. This is a contingent worker position and will be staffed through Volt, a staffing and workforce management company.

Responsibilities Work alongside strategy, operations, and other activation team members to successfully plan, build, and launch upcoming paid campaigns across social platforms such as Meta, Reddit, TikTok, and Snap

Execute campaign trafficking, QA, and ad operations workflows with a high degree of accuracy and timeliness, including launching new assets and copy, generating screenshots, and QA’ing live links for adherence to safe zones

Work cross-functionally to brief, review, and launch new assets and copy

Leverage dashboards and other available reporting tools to monitor daily pacing and evaluate the performance of active campaigns

Make regular data-driven optimizations to improve performance against KPIs such as ROAS, CPA, CAC, efficient reach, views, and brand lift

Prepare and present weekly performance reporting, sharing performance trends, key insights, and strategic recommendations that drive measurable business impact

Uncover and pitch ongoing opportunities for testing and innovation

Own financial tracking across assigned campaigns and support accurate vendor billing and payments

Participate in cross-functional initiatives shaping the future of media buying and activation

Minimum Requirements 5+ years of recent hands-on experience activating Paid Social performance campaigns required

Experience optimizing towards KPIs such as ROAS, CPA, CAC, efficient reach, views, and brand lift required

Ability to become productive quickly and contribute effectively in a contract-based role with defined project timelines and deliverables

Highly self-motivated, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, results-driven environment

Strong Excel and analytical skills; able to extract actionable insights from complex data sets and make clear strategic recommendations

Strong communication skills and a solutions-oriented mindset

Capable of managing multiple projects with competing deadlines

Comfortable owning and managing large budgets/investment levels

Flexibility to support occasional evening or weekend work during peak campaign periods

Bonus Points Certification in paid media platforms such as Meta, Reddit, TikTok, Google Ads, Snap

Passionate gamer with knowledge of Blizzard games, products, and services

Rewards We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ – we’ve got our employees covered!

Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance

401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching

Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave

Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others

If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company

You can learn more by visiting <a href="https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/</a>

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $57,020.00 – $105,480.00 Annual. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role’s range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates, new hire compensation is negotiable.

Blizzard Entertainment® is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software. After establishing the Blizzard Entertainment label in 1994, the company quickly became one of the most popular and well-respected makers of computer games. By focusing on creating well-designed, highly enjoyable entertainment experiences, Blizzard Entertainment has maintained an unparalleled reputation for quality since its inception.

The video game industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners. We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry.

Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.

General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.

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